Scott Drake Enterprises "Pay it Forward" 1966 Mustang Project Car

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April 18 Winner Ceremony
April 18 Load the car
April 19 Back in Tyler
April 25 Disassembly Day
April 27 Having a Blast!
May 1 Body Work begins
May 16 More Body Work
May 23 More Body Work
Quantum Open House
May 30 Body Filler
Prepping Parts
June 12 - Final Priming
June 18-30 Color Time!
July 11 - Engine
July 1-21 Reassembly
July 22-31 Reassembly
July 25 - Test Drive!
Finished! September 9
SEMA - Las Vegas
Barrett Jackson
About Us
Contact Us
Sponsor Companies
Sponsor Contributions
East Texas Crisis Center
Mid America Team Shelby
Title Presentation
Photo Shoot
Harry Ott Project Car

Follow along with us on our journey to restore the car and auction it to the highest bidder. The journey is now complete with the sale of the car at the Barrett Jackson auction. This web site is a choronological history of the entire project with over 240 photographs. Special thanks to Scott Drake for donating the car and $10,000.00 worth of his reproduction parts. Mustangs of East Texas is extremely pround to have been a part of this project and for the benefit to our chosen charity, the East Texas Crisis Center. For the results of the fund raiser, please proceed to the Barrett Jackson page.

 

 

 

Unrestored Photo by Lindsey Bradley

Restored Photo by Bob Voit, Snapshotshop.net

Transition by Paul Scott

Mustangs of East Texas is the winner of the 1966 Mustang Convertible that was donated by Scott Drake Enterprises along with $10,000 worth of restoration parts. The car is to be restored by Mustangs of East Texas and sold with the proceeds to go to the East Texas Crisis Center. Other sponsors and links to their web sites are below. Pictured above is the Restoration Team.

 

Team members include Art Scott, Larry Oliver, Paul Scott, Eddy Franks, Bob Ground (Club Vice-President), Lindsey Bradley, Robert Owens, Jim Jacobs, Jerry Christopherson, Jim Ellis, Eddie Siler and Craig Chesley. Also are John Pritchard, John Haigler (Club President), Mitch Ardoin, Dan Hardiman, Les Jeffcoat, Danny Alexander and Mark Whitt.Jim Voit, Brian Van Arman, Rod Reed, Phil Lehart, Harry Ott and Jimmie Horton.

 

  

 Sponsors

 

Scott Drake Enterprises, Las Vegas, NV

Quantum Performance, Carrollton, Texas

Performance Automatic, Gaithersburg, MD

Kicker Audio, Stillwater, OK

Distinctive Industries, Commerce, CA

Bill Day Tire/ BF Goodrich, Tyler, Texas

English Color and Supply (PPG Paints)Tyler, TX

Siler Paint and Body, Tyler, Texas

Tyler Ford, Tyler, Texas

AMK Products, Winchester, VA

Marti Auto Works, El Mirage, AZ

Ortigo Performance Carburetors, Tyler, Texas

Ssnake Oyl Products, Inc., Tyler, Texas

Evercoat, Tyler, Texas

Gateway Classic Mustang Bourbon, Missouri

Old Air Products, Ft. Worth, Texas

Currie Enterprise, Anaheim, CA

Baer Brake Systems, Phoenix, AZ

MP Products, Prescott Valley, AZ

American National Insurance Company, Galveston
ABC Auto Parts, Whitehouse, Texas
Moose Auto Glass, Tyler, Texas
Robbins Auto Top Company, Inc, Oxnard, CA